No. 24-6986

Michele Blakely v. CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-04-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: citizenship-determination diversity-jurisdiction federal-arbitration-act jurisdictional-amount removal-action subject-matter-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2025-06-12
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. In removal actions involving multiple defendants, does a District Court have federal subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) when one defendant's citizenship is not plead in a notice of removal or known at the time of removal and prior to judgment?

2. In a removal action, does a District Court have federal subject matter jurisdiction when the amount in controversy cannot be exceeded because a request for special damages, which may exceed the jurisdictional amount, is prohibited without leave of the State court for diversity of citizenship purposes?

3. For diversity of citizenship purposes, is a corporation a citizen of every state in which it has incorporation status deeming it to have multiple states of incorporation or only the original state in which the corporation is incorporated?

4. Does a District Court have federal subject matter jurisdiction to confirm or vacate arbitration awards under the Federal Arbitration Act when diversity of citizenship is not pled, the amount of the award does not exceed the jurisdictional amount, and the application presents no federal question?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal district courts have subject matter jurisdiction in removal actions involving multiple defendants and arbitration awards when citizenship and jurisdictional requirements are ambiguous

Docket Entries

2025-06-16
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025.
2025-04-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 14, 2025)

Attorneys

Michele Blakely
Michele Blakely — Petitioner